By skyforbes 
Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers
JOBS and WORK
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60-minute Lesson Plan JOBS and WORK “How to Interview for a Job!” Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate Multi-page lesson:
Vocabulary Preview Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below! 
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60-minute Lesson Plan JOBS and WORK “The Most Stressful Jobs” Level: Intermediate Multi-page lesson:
Vocabulary Preview Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Jobs Video Quiz
JOBS 10 Questions about jobs Page 1 Page 2 (optional) Page 3 Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below! 
Remember to select ‘grayscale’ in your computer printer settings to save on color ink! ACTIVITY SUGGESTION If you decide to use this video without the printable worksheets, consider pausing the video after each question and give your learners a minute or two discuss before continuing the video so they can check their answers. |
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16 Clues
JOBS Read the clues and fill in the missing letters. Answer Key attached Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening Lesson
‘CHOOSING A JOB’ Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Total Time: 45-55 mins Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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‘Questions About You’
Writing Practice JOBS and WORK For students without a job Answer the questions about you. Answers will vary. Level: Elementary to Advanced Time: Approx. 15 – 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below! 
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Vocabulary Memory Game (with spelling practice) Complete the words below with vowels. Then memorize the words in the boxes.
Individual or pair work Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 – 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion 20 different questions about jobs and
work – evenly divided into ‘A” and ‘B’ handouts Pair work Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 – 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Vocabulary Game Use the letters to write the names of different jobs. For each word, you can only use each letter one time.
16 possible answers and suggested game ideas on page 2. Level: Elementary to Intermediate Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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‘Find Someone Who’ Classic ‘Find Someone Who’ activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 – 20 minutes Download the PDF file by first becoming a Patreon member, and then clicking on the orange button below! 
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Listening Practice Page 1:
Listen to the questions and choose the best sentences to respond. Sixteen questions. Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Page 2: Page 3: Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar 285-word article: ‘My Job is Special’
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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“Students, like the rest of us, need to be able to do a number of things with a reading text. They need to be able to scan the text for particular bits of information they are searching for. This skill means that they do not have to read every word and line; on the contrary, such an approach would stop them scanning successfully . . . They may scan a computer manual to find one piece of information they need to use their machine . . . But we would expect them to be less utilitarian with a literary work where reading for pleasure will be a slower, closer kind of activity.” How to Teach English |
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Reading (Scanning) Read and decide if each statement is true or false.
Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 – 15 minutes Find the Listening version of this activity Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pause the audio between sentences if you or your learners need extra time.
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Listen Listen and decide if each statement is true or false.
Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Board Game 30 questions about jobs and work
For groups of two to three players Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Remember to select ‘grayscale’ in your computer printer settings to save on color ink! Consider showing this short video (4:23) to your learners as a way for them to preview the above 30 Board Game discussion questions. Even better, if possible, get your students thinking about the questions at home by emailing them a link to this video – the day before conducting the activity in class! |
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Word Bank 20 kinds of jobs
Write the correct name of each job next to each picture; with Answer Key. Level: Beginner to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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20 Jobs and Occupations
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artist |
clown |
pilot |
soldier |
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Information-Gap Activity Ask (your partner) the 20 questions on the left. Can you guess your partner’s jobs?
Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 – 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Information-Gap Activity Work with your partner and read aloud the help wanted ads below. There is ONE difference in each of the ads. Can you find them all?
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 – 20 minutes Download the PDF file by first becoming a Patreon member, and then clicking on the orange button below!
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Word Bank 15 vocabulary items about jobs and work
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 – 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Jobs and Work
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cashier |
manager |
reporter |
Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!
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Worksheet Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Word Bank 63 different kinds of jobs
Question: Which 3 jobs would you most like to have? Why? Level: Intermediate to AdvancedDownload the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Jobs
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accountant |
clown |
grocer |
police officer
politician postal worker professor receptionist repairman reporter secretary sailor salesperson scientist security guard soldier |
singer |
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Word Bank 63 working-related vocabulary items
Question: Which 8 words below are kinds of people? Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Working
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applicant |
cover letter |
late for work |
position
promote promotion qualified qualifications quit quitting time raise resume salary sick leave skills skilled worker |
summer job |
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Vocabulary Quiz 14 vocabulary items about jobs
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 – 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
An original video (9:38) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
The 14 questions in the video are the same as those in the above printable quiz! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. Or divide your class into two or more groups and use it as a team challenge! Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! |
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Vocabulary Quiz 14 vocabulary items about working
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Spot the Differences
Speaking Activity JOBS Level: Elementary to Intermediate Information-gap Pair work Activity Notes & Answer Key attached Find all eight differences in the pictures. Time: Approx 15 – 20 minutes Download this PDF file (and lots more) by first becoming a Level 2 Patreon member, and then clicking on the orange button below! 
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Crossword Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 – 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Crossword Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 – 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search 18 vocabulary items about jobs and occupations
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search 18 vocabulary items about working
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Rank & Discuss Opinions 12 statements about jobs and working
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Advice Column Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about jobs and occupations
Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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